(Sharjah24) - Iraq has embarked on planting 7,000 mangrove trees around the Grand Faw Port in oil-rich southern Basra province in a bid to reduce soil erosion and provide a better environment for marine life and migratory birds. 
  
The project aims to reduce soil erosion, control rising temperatures and provide a better environment for marine life and migratory birds. 
  
                                         
                                       
                                          
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